Trunk-wardrobe-section protector



G. H. WHEARY.

TRUNK WARDROBE SECTION PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG'I. me.

1,339,533. Patented May 11, 1920.

2 SHEETSSHEET A TTUFPNEYS G. H. WHEARY.

TRUNK WARDROBE SECTION PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-7| I916.

Patented May 11,1920.

' 2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

AT TURNEYS GEORGE HENRY WHEARY, or EA cnvE, WISCONSIN.

TRUNK-WARDROBE-SECTION PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August7, 1916. Serial No. 113,421.

To all whom it may 0011mm Be it known that I, GEORGE HENRY IVHEARY, acitizen of theUnited States, and resident of Racine, in the county ofRacine and State of Visconsin, have invented new and useful Improvementsin'Trunk-Wardrobe-Section Protectors, of which the fol-,

tracks or rails having garment hangers mounted thereon. A shoe box orcontainer is also usually positioned in the lower portion of thewardrobe section. The-upper end portionof the wardrobe section isusually provided with a top cover for convenience in placing or removingclothing from the garment hangers.

In trunks of this type as ordinarily constructed the contents of thewardrobe are exposed to view when the trunk sections are in openposition and consequently are not protected from dust and dirt and donot present an ornate appearance, and in order to protect the contentsthereof it is necessary to close the trunk. sections.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to overcome theobjectionable feature mentioned and provide. a trunk wardrobe sectionprotector which may bedrawn over the open portionof the wardrobe sectionwhen the trunk sections are in open position and protectthegarmentswithin said section,

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk'wardrobe sectionprotector in which the protector may be rolled up and placed in saidsection when not in use. A further object of the invention is to providea trunk wardrobe section protector which is of simple construction andis well adapted for the'purpos'e described. 1

Vith the above and other objects in view the inventionconsists of theimproved trunk wardrobe section protector and its parts and combinationsas setwforth in the claims, and allequivalents thereof.

Patented May 11, 1920.

In the accompanying drawings in which 7 the same reference charactersindicate the same parts in all of the views:

Figure 1 is a top view of the wardrobe section of a wardrobe trunk shownprovided with the improved protector, the cover of said section beingindicated in dotted lines and shown as resting on the drawer section.which has been swung to open position;

Fig. 2 is a front view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View in part thereof taken on a larger scale online 33 of Fig. 1: i

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view similar to Fig. 3 but with theprotector shown as rolled up and the roller indicated by dotted lines asin its forward position;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional detail view of the roller taken online 5-5 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is an end view thereof;

Fig. 7 is a central vertical sectional view of a modified form ofwardrobe section protector;

shown asrolled up and the-roller indicated by dotted lines as in itsforward position;

Fig. 9 is a sectional detail view taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 3; and v IFig. "10 is a detail view of a part of the roller frame. 7 Y

. Referring to the drawingsthe numeral 12 indicates a wardrobe trunk, 13the drawer section, 14 the wardrobesection and 15 the top cover of thewardrobe section which is hinged to the forward edge of the drawersection. The upper or open end of the wardrobe. section is provided withan upwardly projecting U-shaped collar. portion 16, preferably formed ofmetal, to which are connected rails 17 for supporting garment hangers 18'slidably thereon. The-forward ends of the rails have extensions 19hinged thereto which are adapted to swing horil .80 Fig. 8 is a similarview with the protector zontally outwardly to permit the garment Ashoebox or container 20 is hingedly mounted in the lower front portionof the wardrobe section and serves as a protector or front for thisportion of the said section.

The improved wardrobe section protector consists of a spring actuatedroller 21 journaled in a frame 22 which is pivotally connected to theinner faces of the side portions 23 of the collar 16. In the principalform the frame 22 is formed in one piece whereas in the modified formshown in Figs. 7 and 8 the frame is formed of two separate parts 22. Theroller 21 is of the window shade type and is provided with the usualretrieving spring 2 1 mounted on a shaft 25 which projects through oneend of the roller. The projecting end portion of the shaft is flattenedas indicated by 26 and is provided with a notched wheel 27 which isengaged by trip dogs 28 pivoted to the adjacent end of the roller tohold the roller in adjusted position. The projecting flattened end ofthe shaft enters an elongated slot 29 in the frame to prevent therotation of said shaft. The opposite end of the roller is provided witha short shaft 25 which also has a bearing in the frame 22. I

A cover or protector 3O fastened at its inner end to the roller 21 iswound therearound and may be pulled forwardly over the open top anddownwardly in front of the open front portion of the wardrobe sectionand thus protect the garments within said section from dust and dirt. Asthe roller is spring retrieved and the unrolling of the cover winds upthe roller spring it is only necessary to give a short quick pull on thecover to release the locking dogs and by letting the roller retrieve thecover at approximately a fair rate of speed the dogs will be held inopen position by centrifugal force and will permit the cover to be com--pletely wound on the roller.

The inner end portions of the side arms 31 of the frame 22 are providedwith slots 32 through which extend the pivot pins 33 of upstandingspringarms 34. These arms are fastened at their lower ends to the collar 23and their upper ends are free and carry the pivot pins which extendthrough the slots 32.and in the registering openings 35 formed in thecollars. This construction provides for springing the arms 34 towardeach other'to disengage the frame 22 and permits its removal whendesired. The side In the modified'form shown in'Figs. 7

and 8 the frame 22 is formed in two parts by omitting the reartransverse portion thereof and. the side arms 31 are of less length thanin the first form and the roller is adapted to be removed from the armsand supported in the slotted portions of the eollar when not in use orwhen the trunk is closed. In the latter case the arms are swunginwardly. One of the arms is provided with a recess 38 to receivetheflattened end of the shaft and to permit the easy removal of the rollerfrom the frame.

In extending the cover downwardly the folded extension rails serve as acorner support at the upper forward portion of the wardrobe section andover which support the cover is suspended.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the protector may beeasily extended to cover the exposed portions of the wardrobe section ofthe trunk and will thus protect the contents thereof.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A trunk, comprising a body portion di- "ided into two hinged togetherparts to form a wardrobe section and another section, the wardrobesection having an open top and front, and a roller mounted within thefront portion of the wardrobe section when the trunk sections are inclosed position and the open front trunk section and'movable r from aninoperative position in the front portion of said section to anoperative position in the rear portion of said section, and a covercarried by-the roller and movable horizontally and vertically when thetrunk I is in upright position to a position to cover the'open top andfront portion of the wardrobe section. I V

3. A trunk, comprising a body portion divided into two hinged'togetherparts to form a wardrobe section and another section, the wardrobesectionhaving an open top and front, a movable frame mounted in thewardrobe section and-having two positions 10f rest, a spring retrievedroller cari ried, by said frame, and a cover carried by the roller andmovable vertically and horizontally when the trunk is inuprightposi tionto a position to cover the open top and front of the wardrobe section.

4. A. trunk, comprising a body portion divided into two hinged togetherparts to form a wardrobe section and another section, the wardrobesection having an open top and front, a swingable frame mounted 1 in thewardrobe section, a roller carried by said frame, and a cover carried bythe roller and movable to a position to cover the open top and front ofthe wardrobe section.

5. A trunk, comprising a body portion divided into two hinged togetherparts to form a wardrobe section and another section, the wardrobesection having an open top and front, a swingable frame mounted in thewardrobe section, a spring retrieved roller carried by said frame, and acover carried by the roller and movable to a position to cover the opentop and front of the wardrobe section.

(3. A trunk, comprising a body portion divided into two hinged togetherparts to form a wardrobe section and another section, the wardrobesection having an open top and front, a frame pivotally connected to thewardrobe section and constructed to be swung forwardly and rearwardlywith relation thereto, a spring retrieved roller carried by the frame,and a cover wound on the roller and which cover may be unwound from theroller to cover the open top and front portion of the wardrobe section.

7. A trunk, comprising a body portion divided into two hinged togetherparts to form a wardrobe section and another section, the wardrobesection having an open top and front, a frame pivotally connected to thewardrobe section and constructed to be swung forwardly and rearwardlywith relation thereto, a spring retrieved gravity dog controlled rollercarried by the frame, and a cover wound on the roller and which covermay be unwound from the roller to cover the open top and front portionof the wardrobe section.

8. A trunk, comprising a body portion divided into two hinged togetherportions to form a wardrobe section and another section, the Wardrobesection having an open top and front and an upstandlng collar, theforward edge portlons of said collar provided with elongated slots, aframe pivotally connected to the wardrobe section and having twopositions of rest, a spring-retrieved-dog-controlled roller carried bythe frame, said roller being supported in the elongated slots of thecollar when the frame is in one of its positions of rest, and a coverwound on the roller and which cover may be unwound to cover the open topand front portion of the wardrobe section.

In testimony whereof I-afiix my signature.

GEORGE HENRY WHEARY.

